Aloe ambositrae J.-P.Castillon (2008:32)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Possibly Extinct in the Wild (Rakotoarisoa, 2020)
Last wild record: 2007 (Castillon, 2008; Castillon & Castillon, 2010; Rakotoarisoa, 2020)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct in the Wild)
Distribution & Habitat
Madagascar
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Castillon, J.-P. (2008). Aloe ambositrae J-P castillo, a new species of Asphodelaceae from the highlands of Madagascar. CactusWorld 26(32): 31-34.
Other references:
Carter, S., Lavranos, J. J., Newton, L. E. and Walker, C. C. (2011). Aloes. The definitive guide: 1-720. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Castillon, J.-B. and Castillon, J.-P. (2010). Les Aloe de Madagascar/The Aloes of Madagascar: 1-400. J.-P. Castillon, La Réunion.
POWO. (2025). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 24 July 2025]
Rakotoarisoa, S. E. (2020). Aloe ambositrae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T85998435A100531854. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T85998435A100531854.en. Accessed on 05 July 2022.